Certified green

Sy Safi of UberGreen Spaces & Homes stands in front of Su Verde, a Proud Green Home of Louisville, their latest cutting-edge home of the future in the Norton Commons new urbanism development in Prospect, Kentucky.

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Louisville builder Sy Safi and other green builders and designers participate in an array of third-party, national, and international certification programs that set standards for the energy efficiency, sustainability, and high-performance functionality of their homes. Find out more about these programs:

• LEED, a certification of the U.S. Green Building Council

• PHIUS, a certification of Passive House Institute US

• Living Building Challenge, a certification of the International Living Future Institute

• National Green Building Standard

• Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home

Glimpse the green
• In this video, builder Sy Safi of UberGreen Spaces & Homes details the merits of Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) walls and other thermal envelope strategies used in his Su Verde build as part of the Proud Green Home of Louisville project.

• Here, Safi explains the value of an Energy Recovery Ventilator, or ERV, and how it works to improve indoor air quality in high-performance, energy-efficient homes.

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